Monday, June 18, 2012

Father's Day is a
fun excuse to spoil your
dad, husband, brother...you get the drift. I decided to treat my dad to a box
full of goodies along with some of these cute soda "Pop" root beer
bottles.

I cut out 3x8 inch strips of paper and glued them around the middle of the root beer bottles and then lined them with ribbon. I used my Cricut for the circle and the word "Pop". I got a template for the mustaches HERE!

Every dad is #1, right?

I know mine is!

Why not tell him with this cute award ribbon? If you haven't made any of these paper rosettes, you need to. Now. They're seriously so easy and so, so, so cute! Click HERE for a tutorial. You will thank me later....I promise. :)

Okay, here's how I made bedazzled the cute box. I went to my favorite thrift store, Deseret Industries, and I'm pretty sure I bought someone's 7th grade shop class project for $1! You can't beat that.

I painted it with Krylon's Pumpkin Orange first, but it was super ugly so I painted it with Krylon's Blue Ocean Breeze. I still hated it, so I sanded the edges to distress it, and, HELLO!, the orange came through and I loved it! Accidents like that are the best.

Then I added some more cutie patootie rosettes...(yep, I just said that)

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Summer is in full swing in my neck of the woods and I know the trickle effect has started around the country with kids, teachers, and parents excited to enjoy a slower pace for a few months. I'm an elementary teacher and the end of every year is bittersweet. I LOVE my summers, but it's hard to say goodbye to the kiddos after a great year.Here are a few cute and creative gift ideas from parents and teachers I snagged and thought I'd share. Enjoy!

Summer Bucket List

This plastic bucket was filled with fun things to check off for the teacher's relaxing summer bucket list. I guarantee if they do all of these things, they will have a perfect summer vacation! It was such a fun idea and could work as a gift for anyone.

This was such a thoughtful gift and completely appreciated by the teacher! If it seems a little bit extravagant for your budget, here's a similar adorable idea in a different package.

Paper Bag Booklet

This little book was made from a paper bag.

Then this cute mom added some gift cards she knew her daughter's teacher would use and enjoy.

This was so thoughtful, and completely appreciated by the recipient! :)

You can watch a video on how to make a paper bag booklet (by pinkscrapper99) HERE!

Thank you for "PITCHING" in!

Every teacher knows, we couldn't survive without AMAZINGparents who volunteer their time and energy in the classroom. One of my coworkers grabbed these cute pitchers and glammed them up to thank her parent helpers. She put some silver filler in the bottom and added a wooden spoon and some lemonade mix. She added her cute thank you card, and the parents got the thank you they deserved. :)

Hopefully you can use some of these ideas to thank people in your life!

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We are two sisters who grew up watching our mom create beautiful things for her home and family. From homemade Halloween costumes to corn husk wreaths of the 80s, she did it all. We’ve inherited her love of creating beautiful things. The only hitch is one of us is married with four young children and the other is married to her job. The only time this leaves us to craft is late at night or on the weekends…usually in our pajamas. We’re Pajama Crafters, making the world cuter one post at a time!